FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FCS |
| Lat/Long: | 38-40-42.2000N / 104-45-23.6550W
38-40.703333N / 104-45.394250W
38.6783889 / -104.7565708
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5838 ft. / 1779 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 12E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of FORT CARSON, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 80926 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FCS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS
24 HRS EXC NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS. |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RY 13/31 E TFC 7300 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6600 FT, F/W 6800 FT. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 108.8 [0700-2300] |
| BUTTS TOWER: | 125.5 229.4 239.3 41.5 241.0 [24 HRS EXC NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS, . OT CLASS G.] |
| SPRINGS APPROACH: | 124.0 |
| SPRINGS DEPARTURE: | 124.0 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| FLT FLW: | 138.15(AVBL 24 HRS) EXC THANKSGIVING 38.35(AVBL 24 HRS) EXC THANKSGIVING |
| PMSV METRO: | 44.1 |
| PTD/OPNS: | 141.15 |
| WX ASOS at COS (8 nm N): | PHONE 719-637-9696 |
- PMSV METRO FULL SVC 1300Z++ TO 0100Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FCS at field | | BUTTS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12E |
| BRKr187/17.0 | | BLACK FOREST VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 13E |
| PUBr313/27.7 | | PUEBLO VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| IRONHORSE | | at field | | 335 | | 12E | | IHS | .. .... ... |
| PETEY | | 231/2.1 | | 407 | | 12E | | CO | -.-. --- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4572 x 75 ft. / 1394 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 24 /F/B/W/T | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 38-40.979500N | | 38-40.427167N |
| Longitude: | 104-45.720833W | | 104-45.068000W |
| Elevation: | 5838.4 ft. | | 5792.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY ATCA-ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Phone 520-228-6598/99 |
| Manager: | Phone 719-526-3936 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FUEL - OPR 1600-0630Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL. PPR FOR TRAN FUEL. J8 |
| - | RSTD - PPR DSN 691-3935/3936, C719-526-3936/3935. 500' OVRN ON NW END OF RWY AVBL FOR USE BY C-12 AND SMALLER ACFT. |
| - | CAUTION - EXTV ARTILLERY AND SMALL ARMS FRNG. DUR PERIODS OF STRONG SW SFC WIND EXP STRUCTURE AND TERRAIN GENERATED TURBULENCE WITH WIND SHEAR NEAR THE APCH END RWY 13. |
| - | MISC: REMOTE WX BRIEF AVBL FR 25TH OWS DSN 228-6598/6599 C 520-228-6598/6599. |
| - | FLT FLW: BUTTS RDO 24 HRS EXCEPT NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS. |
| - | MISC: AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS ARE AVBL 24/7. OBSERVATIONS ARE AUGMENTED 1200-0600Z++ (OR END OF LCL FLYING) MON-FRI EXC HOL. WX TECHNICIAN AVBL MON-FRI 1200-0600Z++ (OR END OF LCL FLYING) MON-FRI EXC HOL. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (246KB) |
| COPTER NDB 314 **CHANGED** | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCOS - City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (22 nm SW)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (26 nm SE)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (54 nm N)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (61 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 13:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 13:57 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 21:53:13 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 29-Nov-2009 14:53:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KFCS | 292055Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM FEW055 06/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00641057 56013
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KCOS
9nm N | 292054Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M09 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP199 T00611094 56012 $
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KAFF
18nm N | 292055Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM CLR 05/M11 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP201 T00531110 58008
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| TAF |
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KCOS
9nm N | 291751Z 2918/3018 34005KT P6SM FEW030 FM292000 13008KT P6SM FEW030 FEW080 FM300200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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